MICT

The research group for Media and ICT (MICT), part of the Department of Communication Studies at Ghent University, is characterised by four core competencies and strong, broad-based methodological expertise.

MICT focuses mainly on research into the ‘user’, and specifically into the ‘demand side’: which ICT applications will be in demand by the market and the user? MICT focuses not only on the residential user, but also on all those involved in any of the various stages of ICT-related innovation processes. So it also involves research into hardware manufacturers, content providers and software producers (in the media, healthcare and mobility sectors) and also government bodies and policy-makers. MICT always frames this ICT research in a societal context.